Principal Software Engineer-AMZ9082654
Amazon · Seattle, WA · Corporate Operations
About this role
Amazon is hiring a principal-level Principal Engineer in the software engineering function based in Seattle, WA. The posting calls out experience with Java, C, Kubernetes, Performance Optimization and roughly 1+ years of relevant work. Listed education preference: a master's degree or equivalent.
- Role
- Principal Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- principal
- Track
- Tech leadership
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Seattle, WA
- Work mode
- On-site
- Experience
- 1+ years
- Education
- Master's degree
- Department
- Corporate Operations
- Posted
- Feb 18, 2026
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Job description
from Amazon careersMULTIPLE POSITIONS AVAILABLE Employer: AMAZON DEV CENTER U.S., INC. Offered Position: Principal Software Dev Eng Job Location: Seattle, Washington Job Number: AMZ9082654 Position Responsibilities: Influence strategic decisions in organization, tackle intrinsically hard problems, solve problems with substantial risk and constraints. Lead multiple projects for organization, and create positive lasting change on technical abstractions. Drive the architecture and design of large-scale, multi-tiered, distributed software applications, tools, systems and services using object-oriented design, distributed programming, Java and C/C++. Gather business and functional requirements from external and/or internal customers and end-users, and translate requirements into technical specifications to build robust, scalable, supportable solutions that work well between a range of complex systems. Serve as technical lead throughout the full development lifecycle, end-to-end, from scoping, planning, conception, design, implementation and testing, to documentation, delivery and maintenance. Provide design reviews for other engineers, including feedback on architecture and design issues, as well as integration, performance and scalability. Manage resources on multiple technical projects and ensure schedules, milestones, and priorities are compatible with technology and business goals. Position Requirements: Master's Degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field and one year of experience in the job offered or a related…